Tuesday, Aug. 1-Sunday, Aug. 6

• Dublin Irish Festival | Friday, Aug. 4-Sunday, Aug. 6 | Times vary | Coffman Park, Dublin | Free | Celebrate Irish culture with food, drinks, and live music at the largest three-day Irish festival in the country.
• Billy Joel & Stevie Nicks | Saturday, Aug. 5 | 7 p.m. | Ohio Stadium, Campus | $75-$395 | Sing along to these two Grammy Award-winning artists with decades of hit songs.

Monday, Aug. 7-Sunday, Aug. 13

• Festival Latino | Saturday, Aug. 12-Sunday, Aug. 13 | 11 a.m.-8 p.m. | Genoa Park, Downtown | Celebrate local Latin culture with family-friendly music and entertainment + food trucks, shopping, and art.

Monday, Aug. 14-Sunday, Aug. 20

• The Chicks | Wednesday, Aug. 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Nationwide Arena, Arena District | $40-$140 | Listen to this award-winning, all-women country music trio who haven’t been on tour since 2017.
• Food Truck Festival | Friday, Aug. 19-Saturday, Aug. 20 | Times vary | Franklin County Fairgrounds, Hilliard | Free | Browse local food trucks offering a variety of cuisines + shop at the new vintage festival while listening to live music.

Monday, Aug. 21-Sunday, Aug. 27

• Barry Manilow | Friday, Aug. 25 | 7 p.m. | Nationwide Arena, Arena District | $20-$350 | Belt your heart out to this multi-award-winning artist who has sold 85+ million albums worldwide.

Monday, Aug. 28-Thursday, Aug. 31

• An Evening With James McBride | Monday, Aug. 28 | 7-9 p.m. | Kings Art Complex, Columbus | $33 | James McBride, a New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award winner, will be in conversation to celebrate the launch of latest look.

• Monthly Keg Tapping | Tuesday, Aug. 1 | 6-9 p.m. | Hofbräuhaus Brewery & Restaurant, 800 Goodale Blvd., Grandview | Cost of purchase | Be one of the first to try this year’s batch of “Sommer Weizen,” a 5.4% ABV hefeweizen.

• Breakfast Food Trucks | Wednesday, Aug. 2 | 7:30-10:30 a.m. | Columbus Commons, 160 S. High St., Downtown | Cost of purchase | Stop by this weekly breakfast-style food truck court before it closes for the season.

• 25th Annual Heritage Music Festival | Thursday, Aug. 3 | 5:30-8:30 p.m. | Mayme Moore Park, 835 Mt. Vernon Ave., Columbus | Free | Listen to jazz, blues, and R&B outdoors each week + a food court will be available.

• Columbus Crew 2 vs. Toronto FC II | Friday, Aug. 4 | 7 p.m. | Historic Crew Stadium, One Black and Gold Blvd., Columbus | $8-$10 | Cheer on the Crew’s developmental team as they host this squad from Canada.

• Cento, an Italian restaurant from Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, is set to open on Tuesday, Aug. 22 at 595 S. Third St. in German Village. The chef-driven menu promises a wide range of dishes, ranging from raw oysters to the vegetarian-friendly zucchini and eggplant scapese served with ricotta + champagne vinaigrette.

• Euphoria, a new live entertainment bar, is opening at 1568 N. High St. inside the Gateway Center. The bar will have a self serve system with 40 drafts available, nearly all of them pouring pints of local brews. The owner, who also owns the Old North Arcade, hopes to open at the end of August. (Columbus Business First)

• The vacant Summit United Methodist Church on OSU’s campus is being targeted by Up Campus, a Chicago-based developer. The developer proposed a 200+ unit apartment complex with one floor of parking for multiple plots of land along E. 16th Avenue. No action was taken by officials, and approval is still needed. (Columbus Business First)

• Welcome to Columbus, Rudy Camacho. The Columbus Crew added Camacho, a central defender, to the roster via a trade with Montreal. The Crew sent over $400,000 in return for the trade, meaning no Columbus players were sent away in the deal. (The Columbus Dispatch)

• Do you miss CBUS in the 1980s? This photo of a Photo Bug stop on Hamilton Avenue, posted to r/Columbus by u/AxlCobainVedder, is pure nostalgia for the longtime Columbusite.

• Speaking of longtime Columbusites — what’s one unspoken rule you have learned while living in CBUS? We’ll go first: The best time to go grocery shopping is during home Buckeye games — if you can get to and from your house, that is. Send us your suggestions.

• Summer is here — AKA the season for road trips — and no matter what vibe you’re looking for, StLouisArts.org has you covered. Spend a day in St. Louis, MO (a ~6-hour drive from Columbus) and discover 30+ theaters, 40 live music venues, and 50 galleries and museums. What will you do in St. Louis?*

Wonder Bread sign

• Address: Corner of Hamlet Street + Warren Street
• Nearby: I-670 on-ramp

Lazarus Building

• Address: 141 S. High St.
• Nearby: Columbus Commons